diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1f147e56d5..e4c5457e91 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -288,10 +288,14 @@ gnome/vpn-properties/Makefile
 test/Makefile
 initscript/Makefile
 initscript/RedHat/Makefile
+initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager
+initscript/RedHat/NetworkManagerDispatcher
 initscript/Gentoo/Makefile
+initscript/Gentoo/NetworkManager
 initscript/Debian/Makefile
 initscript/Slackware/Makefile
 initscript/SUSE/Makefile
+initscript/SUSE/networkmanager
 po/Makefile.in
 NetworkManager.pc
 ])
diff --git a/initscript/Gentoo/.cvsignore b/initscript/Gentoo/.cvsignore
index 282522db03..47e4a4182d 100644
--- a/initscript/Gentoo/.cvsignore
+++ b/initscript/Gentoo/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
+NetworkManager
diff --git a/initscript/Gentoo/NetworkManager b/initscript/Gentoo/NetworkManager.in
similarity index 84%
rename from initscript/Gentoo/NetworkManager
rename to initscript/Gentoo/NetworkManager.in
index 40cdade5d1..85d58f47ef 100755
--- a/initscript/Gentoo/NetworkManager
+++ b/initscript/Gentoo/NetworkManager.in
@@ -13,14 +13,20 @@
 # Provides: $network
 ### END INIT INFO
 
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@prefix@
+bindir=@bindir@
+
+NETWORKMANAGER_BIN=${bindir}/NetworkManager
+
 # Sanity checks.
-[ -x /usr/bin/NetworkManager ] || exit 0
+[ -x $NETWORKMANAGER_BIN ] || exit 0
 
 # We need /sbin/ip
 [ -x /sbin/ip ] || exit 0
 
 # so we can rearrange this easily
-processname=/usr/bin/NetworkManager
+processname=$NETWORKMANAGER_BIN
 pidfile=/var/run/NetworkManager.pid
 
 depend() {
diff --git a/initscript/RedHat/.cvsignore b/initscript/RedHat/.cvsignore
index 282522db03..d4f33ad452 100644
--- a/initscript/RedHat/.cvsignore
+++ b/initscript/RedHat/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
+NetworkManager
+NetworkManagerDispatcher
+
diff --git a/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager b/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
similarity index 90%
rename from initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager
rename to initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
index 13102ca0f6..378a7d4220 100755
--- a/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager
+++ b/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@
 # pidfile: /var/run/NetworkManager.pid
 #
 
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@prefix@
+bindir=@bindir@
+
+NETWORKMANAGER_BIN=${bindir}/NetworkManager
+
 # Sanity checks.
-[ -x /usr/bin/NetworkManager ] || exit 1
+[ -x $NETWORKMANAGER_BIN ] || exit 1
 
 # We need /sbin/ip
 [ -x /sbin/ip ] || exit 1
diff --git a/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManagerDispatcher b/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManagerDispatcher.in
similarity index 88%
rename from initscript/RedHat/NetworkManagerDispatcher
rename to initscript/RedHat/NetworkManagerDispatcher.in
index a01f0ba90a..c3a6f30ef0 100755
--- a/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManagerDispatcher
+++ b/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManagerDispatcher.in
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@
 # pidfile: /var/run/NetworkManagerDispatcher.pid
 #
 
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@prefix@
+bindir=@bindir@
+
+NETWORKMANAGERDISPATCHER_BIN=${bindir}/NetworkManagerDispatcher
+
 # Sanity checks.
-[ -x /usr/bin/NetworkManagerDispatcher ] || exit 1
+[ -x $NETWORKMANAGERDISPATCHER_BIN ] || exit 1
 
 # Source function library.
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
diff --git a/initscript/SUSE/.cvsignore b/initscript/SUSE/.cvsignore
index 282522db03..a7a2dc3b8b 100644
--- a/initscript/SUSE/.cvsignore
+++ b/initscript/SUSE/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
+networkmanager
diff --git a/initscript/SUSE/networkmanager b/initscript/SUSE/networkmanager.in
similarity index 89%
rename from initscript/SUSE/networkmanager
rename to initscript/SUSE/networkmanager.in
index 60c5f89548..7e317354c3 100644
--- a/initscript/SUSE/networkmanager
+++ b/initscript/SUSE/networkmanager.in
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 # Description: NetworkManager, a network and wireless connection manager
 ### END INIT INFO
 
-NETWORKMANAGER_BIN=/usr/bin/NetworkManager
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@prefix@
+bindir=@bindir@
+
+NETWORKMANAGER_BIN=${bindir}/NetworkManager
 test -x $NETWORKMANAGER_BIN || exit 5
 
 . /etc/rc.status